The NBA launched the dates and events of the best-of-seven first-round sequence between the Celtics and Hawks, with the second-seeded C’s beginning their chase for a championship with Saturday’s Sport 1 at TD Backyard.
The Celtics realized their opponent after the Hawks upset the Warmth in Tuesday night’s play-in recreation to search out out the Japanese Convention’s No. 7 seed. Boston went 3-0 in direction of Atlanta this season, though one in every of many video video games was Sunday’s regular-season finale when every teams rested their starters.
The winner of the Celtics-Hawks sequence will play the winner of the 76ers-Nets sequence inside the second spherical.
The Celtics and Hawks have met 12 events inside the postseason, with the C’s taking 10 of those sequence. The ultimate sequence bought right here inside the 2016 first spherical, when the Hawks beat the Celtics in six video video games. The ultimate time the C’s acquired the championship in 2008, they defeated the Hawks in seven video video games inside the first spherical.
The total sequence schedule is listed beneath. All video video games will doubtless be broadcasted on NBC Sports activities Boston.
Sport 1: Hawks at Celtics – Saturday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m. (ESPN/NBCSB)
Sport 2: Hawks at Celtics – Tuesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. (NBATV/NBCSB)
Sport 3: Celtics at Hawks – Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. (ESPN/NBCSB)
Sport 4: Celtics at Hawks – Sunday, April 23 at 7 p.m. (TNT/NBCSB)
*Sport 5: Hawks at Celtics – Tuesday, April 25 at time TBD
*Sport 6: Celtics at Hawks – Thursday, April 27 at time TBD
*Sport 7: Hawks at Celtics – Saturday, April 29 at time TBD
* – if compulsory
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